Gel Writing Board Tutorial

Looking for a fun and easy way to help keep your little one's fingers busy this summer? Try this cheap and easy gel writing board: perfect for the car ride, waiting at the doctor's office, or just for when you feel like challenging your child to a game of tic-tac-toe. This gel board is made with items you might already have in your home. So look over the supplies list, raid your bathroom and junk drawer and follow our step-by-step instructions to make your very own gel board. Warning: you may want to make more than one, parents and older siblings tend to like to play with this writing board just as much as the littles.

Gel writing board tutorial

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For more information about how this simple home-made tool can help your child get ready to read, visit the "Writing" tab of our resource guide.

We love to read together!

Spending time reading with children is one of the best investments caring adults can make. Not only is there the immediate pleasure of a good book and each other's company, but also the long-term benefit of reading readiness. At recent Play & Learn events Little Read Wagon staff took photos of our participants reading together.

Many families enjoyed using props as they re-read a familiar story.

By re-reading and re-telling stories with props, children have tools to help them recall details, put events in sequence and dramatize.